Re: [dpdk-stable] [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 0/5] use IOVAs check based on DMA mask

[Thomas Monjalon <thomas@monjalon.net>]

27/07/2018 10:22, Alejandro Lucero:
> Thomas Monjalon <thomas@monjalon.net> wrote:
> > 27/07/2018 09:03, Alejandro Lucero:
> > > Thomas Monjalon <thomas@monjalon.net> wrote:
> > > > 10/07/2018 19:25, Alejandro Lucero:
> > > > > This patchset applies on 17.11.3.
> > > > >
> > > > > Similar changes will be submitted to main DPDK branch soon.
> > > >
> > > > In patchwork, I mark this patchset as Deferred,
> > > > waiting a new version for 18.11.

> > > Hi Thomas,
> > >
> > > Why deferred? This patch is only to be applied to 17.11.3. Because the
> > > changes the memory code has gone through the last months, the same fix
> > will
> > > be different for newer versions.
> >
> > OK, I can change them to "Not Applicable".
> >
> It is not applicable to master but it should for 17.11.3. Adding
> stable@dpdk.org to this thread.

The process is to send the patches to stable@dpdk.org with
[PATCH 17.11] in the subject.
Then it must decided of accepting the exception or not.

> > > I'm working on it but waiting all the current patches from Anatoly being
> > > accepted for creating the final patchset.
> >
> > Is there still some patches which are not applied?
> >
> Uhmm, maybe a patch for 18.11 could be created now. I was thinking about
> these ones:
> 
> Support externally allocated memory in DPDK
> Support running DPDK without hugetlbfs mountpoint
> 
> But they are not going to be in 18.11, so I will submit the patch asap, but
> I'm afraid it will be for stable 18.11.1
> Next three weeks I'm on PTO, so hopefully I can submit the patch early
> September.

We are not going to apply them to 18.11.1. It should be in 18.11.0.
If you send them really early September, it can be fine.